Boys' name · since 1987

Keinan

Keinan has 199 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

199
total births
1987–2025
years on record
2000s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade

Keinan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 199 have been recorded since 1987.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Keinan has been recorded 199 times among boys since 1987, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.

  • 199 total births
  • 1987–2025 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 30% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Keinan's 199 recorded births place it above 71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Keinan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Keinan's full recorded timeline at 2007, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Keinan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2008)
13
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
468101214 198719941998200320082015201920232025 5

Keinan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2000s was Keinan's strongest decade.

60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Keinan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Keinan?
Keinan has been given to 199 babies in the U.S. since 1987, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 13 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
When was Keinan most popular?
Keinan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Keinan been used?
The SSA has tracked Keinan since 1987 -- 39 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Keinan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keith, Keion, Keilan, Keifer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Keinan's data

  • Keinan's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Keinan: Baby Name Since 1987 - 199 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/keinan. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Keinan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.